Can someone recommend a good algae killer? I used to use this stuff called "Algae destroyer" but can't find it anywhere.
I am frustrated!
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Do you use tap water, if so do you treat the water to remove chlorine, if so does the product also remove chloramine. Your water supplier may decide to add chloramine to your water at any time and, unlike chlorine, chloramine builds up in a aquarium and will continue to kill bacteria in your filter.
Brooklynella;740645; said:
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..........Yeah it's called a UV sterilizer!!.............algae destroyer can mess with your bio.........
uv tends to take care of green water.. resulting in single cell algae.. UV filters can only kill single cell pathogens..
if you say your tank has no extra nutrients then you have to
Nuke your tank with clorine and start over
Algecide and clean up the left overs
as far as what product to recommend.. i have none :/...
GL
if you say your tank has no extra nutrients then you have to
Nuke your tank with clorine and start over
Algecide and clean up the left overs
as far as what product to recommend.. i have none :/...
GL
like what's been said.. try UV. pickin the right one can be tricky though so better try searching the net for more info re this. good luck!
UV is one good route. Chems are a bad choice. If you have a bubbler, turn it off, and try just using surface agitation. Cleaning both your filters will help a lot. You can remove all the water, but the spores will still be in the filter media, and will reproduce. Considering the amount of algae you have based on your explanation, your lighting won't do anything if only left off for 5 days. Start with turning them off for 10-15 days. Once the water clears of algae, give it 2-3 days beyond that and the water should stay clear. If you have money to spend, a diatom filter will remove this algae without any problems.
WyldFya;742174; said:
I agree there are still spores in the water. I was hesitant to clean the filter because I had just taken so much water out of the tank, I didn't want risk killing off too much bacteria. I do have a diatom and did use it with mixed results.
I guess i'll clean out the fluval this evening.
The UV is a good suggestion but i'm determined to figure out why this algae is so damned aggressive.
Another theory...
I neglected to mention earlier that I used Bio Spira to cycle the tank. Beings that I never had a green tank ever in my life and beings that I had never used Bio Spira before, I wonder if that has anything to do with my problem?
Has anyone here ever experienced a bloom after using Bio Spira? I mean, we can't be 100% sure of what's in that stuff, right?
I think your tap water could have some type of contaminate in it.
Your light levels seem to me a non factor in this.
so you have to wonder if there are all the sudden high lvls of nitrate (not unheard of) coming from your tap?
I do think that you have a bacterial bloom, and if i had to point a finger at a culprit it would be either the tap water or the UGF.
i would think that the consent infusion of o2 infused water would stymie the build up of an anaerobic bacteria layer, but perhaps it is gunked up and not operating properly.
what i would do if i were you:
1. get my hands on a good liquid nitrate test kit, and age a large glass of water overnight and test for nitrates.
2. I would unplug the ugf for a week, do a 50% w/c and see if it it clouds up as fast.
Your light levels seem to me a non factor in this.
so you have to wonder if there are all the sudden high lvls of nitrate (not unheard of) coming from your tap?
I do think that you have a bacterial bloom, and if i had to point a finger at a culprit it would be either the tap water or the UGF.
Brooklynella;740637; said:
i would think that the consent infusion of o2 infused water would stymie the build up of an anaerobic bacteria layer, but perhaps it is gunked up and not operating properly.
what i would do if i were you:
1. get my hands on a good liquid nitrate test kit, and age a large glass of water overnight and test for nitrates.
2. I would unplug the ugf for a week, do a 50% w/c and see if it it clouds up as fast.
